Modern Federal · Libraries

The Keene, New Hampshire, Public Library. In 1898 Edward Carrington Thayer presented the Henry Colony house on West Street to the city for use as the public library. The mansion was remodeled and a book stack added, and the repurposed home reopened as a library in 1899

Keene · 1850–1939

The Keene, New Hampshire, Public Library. In 1898 Edward Carrington Thayer presented the Henry Colony house on West Street to the city for use as the public library. The mansion was remodeled and a book stack added, and the repurposed home reopened as a library in 1899, Keene, 1850–1939
The Keene, New Hampshire, Public Library. In 1898 Edward Carrington Thayer presented the Henry Colony house on West Street to the city for use as the public library. The mansion was remodeled and a book stack added, and the repurposed home reopened as a library in 1899, Keene, 1850–1939. Libraries — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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